Case study · In-house at SLB
Balance sheet close: 3 days to 4 hours.
Automated close workflows, an audited exposure report and a reporting pack that builds itself, across a product line operating in 120+ countries.
83%Faster balance sheet close
86%Faster quarterly exposure report
85%Less reporting pack preparation
Delivered by Ben Taher in-house as Global Product Line Finance Director at SLB, before founding FinIntel Advisory. The same approach is what FinIntel now brings to clients.
The challenge
Where they started
As Global Product Line Finance Director at SLB, Ben ran finance for a product line operating in 120+ countries. The balance sheet close took 3 days and needed input from several departments. The quarterly exposure report took 2 weeks, and the P&L month-end reporting pack was prepared largely by hand.
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What was built
What changed
- Automated multi-department close workflows: balance sheet close from 3 days to 4 hours
- Quarterly exposure report rebuilt with a full audit trail: 2 weeks down to 2 days
- Automated P&L month-end reporting pack, saving 85% of preparation time
- Global compensation analysis and executive KPI dashboards running 24/7
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